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Stephen J. Murphy At-Large, elected in 1997
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Contact Councilor Murphy |
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Public Safety Special Committee on Federal Stimulus Oversight |
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Rules & Administration Whole |
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Economic Development & Planning Education Environment and Health Human Rights & Services Post Audit & Oversight Presidential Committee on Council Centennial Public Safety Rules & Administration Special Committee on Federal Stimulus Oversight Whole |
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Stephen John Murphy was born Dorchester and raised in Hyde Park with two sisters and a brother. His mother Marjorie Mitchell Murphy is a retired Teacher's Aid with the Boston Public School Department and his father Stephen Murphy is a retired Boston Police Officer and Lawyer. After graduating from the Boston Latin School (1975), Stephen attended Stonehill College where he graduated with a degree in Business Administration (1979). While at Stonehill, Stephen started working as a bus driver for Autobus Inc. transporting special needs students to school. After graduation from college, Stephen worked full-time at Autobus, Inc. working his way up to General Manager and ultimately Vice President (1979 – 1984). After Autobus, Inc. was sold; Stephen went from working in the private sector on to public service, working in the Office of the President of the State Senate as a Budget Analyst, focusing on local aid issues (1985-1987). He then served as Executive Assistant in the Budget Office in the Attorney General's Office (1991), and as Assistant Personnel Director Secretary of State's Office (1993-1995). Stephen took office as an At-Large member of the Boston City Council in 1997. During the past nine years, Stephen has served on many of the Council's committees. As Chair of the Committee on Public Safety, Councilor Murphy with the help of Mayor Menino and his Council colleagues, was able to add 550 new Boston Police Officers and 175 new Boston Fire Fighters, making Boston a safer place to live, work and visit. To ensure safety of the pedestrians of our well-known walking city, Councilor Murphy also lead the charge for the installation of crosswalk countdown lights throughout the city. Most recently, Councilor Murphy has been the leader on important issues facing the city such as, Criminal Offender Record Information (C.O.R.I.) reform, Payment in Lieu of Taxes (P.I.L.O.T) reform, Groundwater Overlay District implementation and proper smoke detector technology for use in homes. Councilor Murphy has Chaired Ways & Means, Government Operations, Labor and the Historic Preservation Committees. He currently chairs the Committee on Public Safety and Vice President of the City Council. In addition to his work on the City's budget, safety, labor, elderly and education matters, Councilor Murphy is well known for his commitment to quality of life issues for neighborhood residents. |
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